Dennis Farina apologizes for arrest with gun

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Dennis Farina, who was
arrested on Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport for
carrying a loaded gun on his way to board a plane, has
apologized for the incident.

The 64-year-old former policeman who built a Hollywood
career playing detectives issued a statement saying he was
embarrassed by the arrest.

"I apologize to anyone and everyone that I have caused any
embarrassment or inconvenience to," Farina said. "It is my own
stupidity to find myself in this embarrassing situation. I'll
be spending the next few days kicking my own a--. No one is
more embarrassed than myself."

Farina told police he brought the .22 caliber,
semi-automatic pistol with him on a drive from Arizona to Los
Angeles and forgot it was in his briefcase when he tried to
pass through airport security to board a flight to Chicago.

The actor, perhaps best known for his role of New York
Detective Joe Fontana on the television crime series "Law &
Order," was booked on a felony count of carrying a loaded
firearm.